A very nice miniature Vajrayana painting that would be known in Mongolia as a " burhany zurag". This piece represents the Buddha Shakyamuni. Small paintings such as this would have been kept on a shrine or worn in a gau as part of a personal protective amulet. The painting does appear a little darker than it has come out on the scanner.

Painted on ClothOrigin: MongoliaCondition: Very Good with minor weathering.Age: Mid 19th Century to Early 20th Centuryheight = 80 mmwidth = 60 mm